Ortona dei Marsi

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Ortona dei Marsi
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Ortona dei Marsi
Ortona dei Marsi (Abruzzo)
Coordinates: 41°59′54″N13°43′44″E / 41.99833°N 13.72889°E / 41.99833; 13.72889 Coordinates: 41°59′54″N13°43′44″E / 41.99833°N 13.72889°E / 41.99833; 13.72889
Country Italy
Region Abruzzo
Province L'Aquila (AQ)
Frazioni Aschi Alto, Carrito, Cesoli, Santa Maria, Sulla Villa
Area
[1]
 • Total52.48 km2 (20.26 sq mi)
Elevation
1,058 m (3,471 ft)
Population
 (2005) [2]
 • Total737
 • Density14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Ortonesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
67050
Dialing code 0863
Patron saintSan Generoso
Saint dayMay 8
Website Official website

Ortona dei Marsi is a comune and town in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is included in traditional area of Marsica. The commune is part of the National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise. Ortona dei Marsi is situated on 1000 meters above sea level and the mountains that surround the valley reach up to 1,800 meters. [3]

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History

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Medieval tower of Ortona dei Marsi

Earliest history

Included in the territory between the towns of Rivoli and Cesoli are located the megalithic stones and the remains of the fortifications that would belong to the ancient city of Marsi, Milonia (or Milionia). Its territory has given birth to the leader Quintus Poppaedius Silo who commanded the "Marsic Group" against Rome in Social War (91-87 BC) to obtain the rights of citizenship. [4]

Middle Ages

In two ancient documents of the eighteenth century about Ortona four churches appear. Around the church of Sant'Onofrio was built the ancient village of Ortona that turned out between alliances of Rainaldo, count of Celano. [5]

Modern and Contemporary Age

In the fifteenth century Giampaolo Cantelmo was appointed count of Ortona and Carrito dei Marsi. In the sixteenth century the bishop of Pescina elevated the church of San Giovanni Battista to a collegiate church. In the eighteenth century, serious natural disasters caused many inhabitants to move in the countryside around Rome. In 1915 the country has been seriously damaged by the earthquake of Avezzano. In the twentieth century the country was marked by the emigration. Many of its inhabitants moved to large Italian cities and to the United States of America. [6]

Fathers and sons traveled to America seeking seasonal employment during the warm weather and returned to Italy in the Winter. Eventually most of the seasonal workers brought their families and settled in the Greater Boston area prior to the rapidly changing immigration laws (Emergency Immigration Act of 1921, the Johnson Quota Act, and the Immigration Act of 1924). The North End, Boston, Haverhill, Brockton, Revere, Quincy, and Pittsfield Massachusetts were home to many Ortona dei Marsi families. Other families migrated to Latin America, especially to Argentina and Brazil.

Geography

Topography

The commune is part of the territory of National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise. Included as part of the municipal territory are several villages: Aschi Alto, Carrito, Castiglione, Cesoli, Rivoli, Santa Maria and Sulla Villa. [7]

Main sights

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Church of St. John the Baptist
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View of Ortona dei Marsi

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References

  1. ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "Ortona dei Marsi". valledelgiovenco.it. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Quinto Poppedio Silone". terremarsicane.it (Fiorenzo Amiconi).
  5. ↑ "Cenni storici: Ortona dei Marsi". abruzzointour.it. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "La Storia di Ortona dei Marsi". ortonadeimarsi.altervista.org (Pro Loco di Ortona dei Marsi). Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "Frazioni". comune.ortona.aq.it.
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